Year: 2018
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European Union steps up support for Caribbean countries
Ministers of Foreign Affairs from the EU and from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) are meeting in Brussels on 16-17 July. In the margins of the 2nd EU-CELAC Foreign Ministers Meeting, Stefano Manservisi, Director-General for International Cooperation and Development, has signed three new agreements with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and CARICOM Affairs of Dominica, Francine…
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CARICOM fine-tuning financing mechanisms for Cultural Industries
As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to create the enabling environment for Cultural Industries to thrive, people involved in the creation, production, and distribution of cultural products could soon access additional sources of financing. Dr. Hilary Brown Dr. Hilary Brown, Programme Manager for Culture and Community Development within the Directorate of Human and Social Development in the CARICOM Secretariat…
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CARICOM joins Japan in mourning flood deaths
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed deepest condolences to the Government and People of Japan in the face of the tragic loss of life, widespread destruction and continuing suffering wrought by torrential rains and floods in Central and Western Japan. “The Caribbean Community conveys its heartfelt sympathies to the families of those who lost their lives and the families of…
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CARICOM values close, friendly relations with Mexico – President-elect told
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expressed deep appreciation for Mexico’s longstanding readiness to collaborate, as it extended congratulations to President-Elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador on his landslide victory in the country’s 1 July 2018 Presidential elections. “CARICOM attaches great value to the close and friendly relationship that it has forged with Mexico over the years,” Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said in…
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Heads of Government endorse Regional Strategy for the Development of Statistics (RSDS)
The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have endorsed the framework for the Regional Strategy for the Development of Statistics (RSDS). The RSDS is being developed to strengthen and improve the availability of quality statistics for evidence-based decision-making across the Region. It is considered to be the Region’s gateway to building resilience and achieving sustainable development that is anchored on…
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CARICOM joins ‘Celebrate Bahamas’ Independence festivities
The rest of the CARICOM family joined Bahamians in celebrating the country’s forty-fifth anniversary of Independence Tuesday. Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque extended the Caribbean Community’s best wishes in a congratulatory message to Bahamian Prime Minister, Dr Hubert Minnis. “The Bahamas has made great progress in the 45 years since nationhood, making its mark particularly in the services sector and in…
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PROJET DE DECLARATION SUR HAÏTI
La Communauté Caribéenne (CARICOM) est profondément préoccupée par les manifestations violentes en Haïti, un État Membre de la Communauté. Le Président de la CARICOM, le Très Honorable Andrew Holness, s'exprimant au nom de la Communauté, a déclaré : “La Communauté déplore les pertes en vies humaines, les dégâts matériels et les dommages causés aux infrastructures et appelle à la modération…
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CARICOM STATEMENT ON HAITI
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned at the violent protest in Haiti, a Member State of the Community. The Chairman of CARICOM, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness speaking on behalf of the community stated “The Community deplores the loss of life, property and the damage to infrastructure and calls for restraint and an end to the protests and the…
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Health, Education Benefits for Spouses and Dependents of CARICOM Nationals
Spouses and dependents of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals, who relocate to other Member States, will now be entitled to access benefits such as health and education services, which were not previously afforded to them. This applies to individuals and their families, who move across the region to work, provide services and establish companies within the framework of the free movement…
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